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The Israelites first lived in _______________.

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Mesopotamia

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The people of the Jewish faith were originally called __________or __________.

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Israelites, Hebrews

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The _________ is Judaism’s most sacred text, consisting of the first five books of the Hebrew Bible

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Torah

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Jewish people were the first major religion to practice __________.

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Monotheism

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What is monotheism?

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The belief in one god.

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__________ was the man that became to believe in one God and this relation ship was the foundation for _________.

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Abraham, Judaism

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What is a covenant?

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An agreement or promise

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1950 BCE Abraham was asked by God to move his people from _____________ to _________.

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Ur Mesopotamia, Canaan

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Canaan became known as the _________ ___________ to the Israelite people.

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Promised land

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According to the Torah, the covenant meant that……..

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Jews would set an example by their actions for how God wanted people to live

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God told ______ to lead the Israelites to freedom from Egypt.

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Moses

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When the pharaoh refused to let the Israelites go, God punished Egypt with _____ __________ ___________.

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Ten terrible plagues

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According to the Torah, the pharaoh eventually let the Israelites go, but then the _______ ________ ________ ________ ________.

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Egyptian army chased after them.

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As the Egyptian chased after the Israelites, Moses allowed his people to escape by

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Separating the sea and drowning the Egyptian soldiers

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The flight from freedom

Led by Moses is called the ________ which means ________.

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Exodus, departure

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While traveling on their journey from Egypt back to Canaan, God gave Moses the ________on top of ______ ________.

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Ten Commandments, Mount Sinai

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The Torah says that by obeying God’s commandments, the Jewish people would fulfill their part of the ________ with him.

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Covenant

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After traveling in the wilderness for nearly 40 yrs the Israelites finally settled back in _______.

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Canaan

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Approximately 1,000 BCE the Israelites were at war with the __________.

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Philistines

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______defeated the giant Philistine warrior, Goliath.

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David

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David became the ______ of the Israelites

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King

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David united the Israelites into a ________ __________.

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Single nation

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The capital city of Israel was ___________.

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Jerusalem

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Jerusalem became home of the ___ __ ___ ________.

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Ark of the Covenant

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Name three presidents that were military leaders…

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Washington, Eisenhower, T. Roosevelt

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After King David died, his son, _______ became the King of Israel.

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Solomon

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Solomon is famous for building a ____________ __________ to house the ______ _______ _________ ___________.

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Magnificent temple, ark of the covenant

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Solomon is also famous for __________________________ and _____________________.

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Treaties with neighboring kingdoms, increasing foreign trade

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Solomon also wrote ________.

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Proverbs

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What are proverbs?

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Wise sayings

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Which holiday is for celebrating God passing over Jewish homes during the final plague in Egypt?

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Passover-reasons

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Which holiday do they have limited work, some fasting, sell certain foods not to be eaten or owned during the holiday?

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Passover- costums

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Which holiday is for celebrating the Jewish new year?

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Rosh Hoshana-reasons

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Which holiday do they plan changes for the new year, no work, blow shofar at synagogues?

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Rosh Hoshana- customs

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Which holiday is for making amends for sins of the past year?

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Yom Kippur-reasons

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Which holiday has no work, fasting, pray at the synagogue, apologize for wrongs of the past year?

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Yom Kippur-customs

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Which holiday is for celebrating the victory over the Greeks and getting the temple in Jerusalem back?

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Hanukkah-reasons

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Which holiday do they light candles each night, eat fried foods, play dreidel games, and give gifts?

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Hanukkah- costums

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What are Rabbis?

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Teachers of the Torah

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What is a Talmud?

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record of the Jewish Law

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What is a Hazan?

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minister of the synagogue

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What is a bar/bat mitzvah?

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“Graduation” at 13 years old

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What is a synagogue?

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place of worship

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What is Sabbath?

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holy day

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What is Kashrut?

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dietary laws

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No ______, smooth skinned ____________.

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pork, fish

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What is Kosher?

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way to prepare food

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What are men’s clothing?

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tunics made of linen, sandals, turbans

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What are women’s clothing?

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draped long dresses and shawls on heads

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What is a kippah?

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Hebrew term for a skull cap

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What is Yarmulkes?

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Yiddish

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What is Yiddish?

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European version of Hebrew- Portuguese and Spanish

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What are Hanukkah customs?

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Light candles each night, each night eat fried foods, dreidel games, give gifts

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Hanukkah reason

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Victory over the Greeks got temple in Jerusalem back

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What are customs of Yom Kippur

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No work, fasting, pray at the synagogue,

Apologize for wrongs of the past year

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Reason for Yom Kippur

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To make amends for sins of the past year

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Reason for Rosh Hoshana

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Celebrate the new year

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Customs of Rosh Hoshana

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Plan changes for the new year, no work, shofar blown at synagogues

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Passover reason

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Celebrate God passing over Jewish homes during the final plague

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Passover customs

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Limited work, some fasting, sell certain foods not to be eaten or owned during the holiday

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